What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - Marketing & Ecommerce position at The Children's Place?
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis for Marketing and Ecommerce will serve as a strategic finance partner to the Marketing and Ecommerce teams. This role will be responsible for the budgeting, forecasting, planning and performance analysis for Marketing at The Children’s Place and will provide analysis to support data driven decision making across customer acquisition, marketing investments and Ecommerce sales. The Senior Manager combines strong analytical skills and can thrive in a fast-paced, retail environment.
Key Accountabilities:
- Collaborate with Marketing and eCommerce leaders to align financial goals with business strategies.
- Lead the monthly forecast, annual budget, and long-range planning process in collaboration with business leaders.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and analyses, including KPIs, and provide financial guidance on channel performance.
- Monitor KPIs such as conversion rates, traffic, paid media effectiveness, and ROI.
- Review forecast and expense trends and analyze variances between actuals and forecasts; deliver actionable insights to improve performance.
- Partner with data analytics and BI teams to enhance reporting capabilities.
- Develop dashboards and executive-ready presentations to communicate trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Proactively identify and execute on areas where process improvement is needed; streamline and reengineer reporting and processes to maximize efficiency.
- Identifying, scoping and delivering on special projects and ad-hoc requests.
Business Knowledge and Critical Skills
- Experience in Marketing and E-Commerce is required
- Budgeting, Forecasting and strong analytical skills
- Organized, self-motivated and able to operate at a high level amid a fast-paced & dynamic work culture
- Experience in financial reporting and presenting to Senior Management
- Experience in the retail industry
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead and challenge multiple teams and departments with regards to KPI, marketing spend and ROI
- Self-starter, constantly looking for ways to improve existing processes, takes initiative and develops a plan of action
- Ability to follow up with teams on deliverables, milestones and approaching deadlines, identify & bubble up risks/concerns, problem solver
- SAP and Hyperion systems knowledge as well as advanced Excel skills
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
- 5-10 years of experience
- Experience with Marketing Finance and Ecommerce
- FP&A experience in corporate retail
- Background or knowledge of Accounting
Details:
- Full time role located in Secaucus, New Jersey
- Hybrid work model includes in-office days on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance for full-time employees
- 401K with employer match program
- Generous employee discount
Salary : $120,000 - $160,000
